Battery charging enclosure

Abstract

The disclosure concerns a battery charging enclosure which includes an outer shell and lid portion each covered by a fire protective insulation layer forming an internal volume of the enclosure, wherein a battery is housed within the internal volume, and various safety features for preventing catastrophic charging-related events are implemented. Certain safety features include, disabling air-flow through the internal volume upon detection of smoke, fire, lid-opening event, or a change of orientation of the enclosure. Other features and aspects concerning the battery charging enclosure are further described herein.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A battery charging enclosure, comprising:
 an outer shell comprising a receptacle portion, and a lid portion coupled to the receptacle portion; 
 an insulation layer covering a surface of each of the receptacle portion and the lid portion; 
 a first fan assembly disposed at a first side of the enclosure and configured to communicate air-flow from an external environment into an internal volume of the enclosure; 
 a second fan assembly disposed at a second side of the enclosure and configured to communicate the air-flow from within the internal volume of the enclosure to the external environment; 
 a battery-charging port configured to couple with a battery for providing a battery-charging function to the battery; 
 componentry comprising:
 a smoke detector, 
 a flash detector, 
 a temperature sensor, 
 a lid sensor, or 
 a combination thereof; and 
 
 circuitry disposed within the outer shell, the circuitry being coupled to the componentry and further coupled to each of the first and second fan assemblies the battery-charging port, and a power source; 
 wherein the circuitry is configured to control power supply between the power source and each of the first and second fan assemblies and the battery-charging port based on input associated with the componentry. 
 
     
     
       2. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the componentry comprises each of: said smoke detector, flash detector and lid sensor. 
     
     
       3. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second fan assemblies individually comprises one or more of: an electric fan, a mesh, and spheres being combined to form the respective assembly. 
     
     
       4. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the outer shell is formed of steel or aluminum. 
     
     
       5. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 3 , wherein the mesh comprises a metal mesh material. 
     
     
       6. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 3 , wherein the filter comprises a metal filter having one or more slits. 
     
     
       7. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the insulation layer comprises: cement, perlite, vermiculite, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
       8. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1  further comprising a cable-routing aperture. 
     
     
       9. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , further comprising an accelerometer. 
     
     
       10. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , further comprising a view window embedded in the lid portion to provide external view access for examining the contents within the internal volume of the enclosure. 
     
     
       11. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein upon detecting smoke at the smoke detector, the circuitry is configured to disable power to each of the first and second fan assemblies and the battery-charging port. 
     
     
       12. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein upon detecting flash fire at the flash detector, the circuitry is configured to disable power to each of the first and second fan assemblies and the battery-charging port. 
     
     
       13. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein upon detecting a change in orientation of the enclosure at the accelerometer, the circuitry is configured to disable power to each of the first and second fan assemblies and the battery-charging port. 
     
     
       14. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein first side is opposite the second side. 
     
     
       15. The battery charging enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second fan assemblies are in a collinear alignment.